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by VP_Jim » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:20 pm
Do you have a geographical preference? I might be forgetting some, but here area few of the best programs I can think of off the top of my head (I'm a CPA with a master's in accounting).

U. of Southern California (my alma mater!)
Brigham Young U.
U. of Washington
U. of Illinois
U. of Texas
U. of Florida
U. of North Carolina
Notre Dame U.
Boston College
... and many, many more.

The job market in accounting is such that it doesn't matter a whole lot where you get your master's degree. Obviously, there are better and worse schools, but whether you go to, say, U of North Carolina or U of South Carolina will not really make a difference. My advice is to pick a school in the geographical region where you hope to work after graduation, as it makes on campus recruiting much easier (i.e., don't go to USC if you hope to work in Boston).

Let me know if you have more questions.
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by AleksandrM » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:15 pm
Just wanted to tie together some threads related to graduate degrees in accounting:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/masters-in-a ... 14820.html

https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba-or-msa-t ... accounting

https://www.beatthegmat.com/northeastern ... accounting

https://www.beatthegmat.com/graduate-sch ... accounting
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by victory1708 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:15 pm
@ Aleksandr: sorry for creating an extra topic and thank you for giving me the links. They are really helpful.

@ Jim: thank you for the information. I am in Missouri right now and I would like to be in Missouri even people say it is misery :P However, I want to have some names in my mind so I can prepare in case the school in MO gets tough. And since you are a CPA, would you mind if I ask you privately some questions about CPA and accounting firms?
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by VP_Jim » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:32 am
If you want to stay in Missouri, I'd apply to schools in Missouri and surrounding states - no need to move to Los Angeles, for example. Your on campus recruiting experience will be a lot smoother if you're in the same region as the city in which you'd like to work.

Probably the highest-regarded school in the region is U. of Illinois, but I imagine that any of the big state universities in MO and around the midwest (e.g., U of Kansas, U of Iowa, U of Minnesota) would be fine. Most MAcc programs are at public schools, but also check out Washington U - St Louis, Vanderbilt, and Notre Dame.

Feel free to ask me more questions.
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by ninkorn » Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:10 pm
Here's 2007 Public Accounting Report's Top 25 graduate Accounting program ranking

https://www.bentley.edu/graduate/banner_ ... report.pdf
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by williamarren » Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:18 pm
victory1708 wrote:Hi everyone,

I wonder if anyone would give me some good schools with the Master of Accountancy program !!!

Thank you so much, everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!
According to BUSINESS WEEK, the top 30 accounting school rankings from one to 30 are U. of Chicago, U of Penn., Northwestern U., Harvard U., U. of Michigan, Stanford U., MIT, UC Berkeley, Duke U., Columbia U., Dartmouth, UCLA, Cornell U., NYU, U. of Virginia, Carnegie Mellon, UNC., Indiana U., Yale U., Texas U., U. of Southern California, Georgetown U., Emory U., Purdue U., U. of Maryland, U. of Notre Dame, Washington U., Rochester, Michigan State U., and Vanderbilt U..
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by leehaddin » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:31 pm
HI guys thank you very much for your suggestions. These would be helpful for me.....
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by weinerburg » Tue Mar 23, 2010 4:12 am
victory1708 wrote:Hi everyone,

I wonder if anyone would give me some good schools with the Master of Accountancy program !!!

Thank you so much, everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi dude!

These are the School which i prefer for you.

1) The Florida Atlantic School of Accounting
It is having the track record of highest passing rate in CPA examination for the past decade. Also ranked as one of the top 50 Business schools for entrepreneurs.

2) Aakers College
It has been established for more than 100 years and it is famous for its Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, State Board for Vocational and Technical Education.

3) University of Phoenix
It has created opportunities for people who wish to obtain higher education at home

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by akamat » Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:18 pm
Hey...u shud really check out the Masters for Rutgers University. I know the department head who teaches classes for the MA in Accountancy. He's a brilliant man. You should definitely thinking about coming to Rutgers. All the big four accounting firms hire from this school for audit and tax. You'll learn a lot, AND you'll be able to get a good job. Goodluck on ur decision!
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